From 2020 to 2024, the authorized authorities of the Eurasian Economic Union countries cut off the circulation of 53 million counterfeit product items. This statistics was provided by Bakhyt Sultanov, Minister in charge of Economy and Financial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission, at the plenary session of the 13th Anti-Counterfeiting 2025 International Forum being held on October 6–7 in Minsk.

According to Bakhyt Sultanov, combating counterfeiting in the Eurasian market remains the key factor for developing business and protecting the health and safety of citizens.

This year, the Commission has prepared a report on the state of law enforcement practice in the field of protecting intellectual property rights in the EAEU countries for 2024.

"In 2024, 6.6 million counterfeit items were withdrawn from circulation, which is almost 15% more than the previous year," the EEC Minister told.

In his speech, Bakhyt Sultanov noted a growing role of artificial intelligence in the activities curbing the distribution of counterfeit products.

"A remarkable example can be the use of instruments to monitor sales offers at marketplaces to identify counterfeit goods before such offers are available to consumers," the EEC Minister noted.

As part of developing the Action Plan to implement the Eurasian Economic Path Declaration the EAEU states consider the possibility of granting legal protection to intellectual property created by artificial intelligence. Based on international practices it is concurrently planned to develop recommendations to protect the rights to such property items including on the Internet, as well as to address the feasibility of creating a system for registering EAEU geographical indications.

A practical outcome of the Anti-Counterfeiting 2025 Forum will be concrete recommendations following thirteen thematic sessions. These proposals are intended for use by rights holders, business and legislative authorities of the EAEU countries for further reinforcing the common economic space.